Obituaries

COLUMBUS JUNCTION - Eldon P. Taylor, 88, of Columbus Junction died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006 in Mercy Hospital in Iowa City.      Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5, in the Wellsville Cemetery in Wellsville, Kan. Visitation was held from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday in the Stacy-Lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services in Columbus Junction. A memorial has been established.      Mr. Taylor was born July 28,

Elizabeth Katheryn McKenzie, 86, of Eustis, Fla., died on Saturday, December 2, 2006. She was born in Wellston, Iowa, and spent her early childhood in West Chester, Iowa. She attended college in Fairfield and Iowa City. She became a teacher and taught school for many years in Indianola, Iowa, then retired to Miami, Florida, in 1979.

Daniel J. Cash Sr., 95, of Mt. Pleasant, died on Sunday, Dec. 3, at the Henry County Health Center.Memorial Services will be held , at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 11 at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in Mt. Pleasant, with the Rev. Nick Adam officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call after noon on Sunday, Dec. 10, at the Beatty-Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, where the family will be

ANKENY - Bernice O. Wolfe, 92, of Ankeny, formerly of Washington, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006 in the Kavanagh Hospice House in Des Moines following a decline in health.      Funeral services were held at 1:30 p.m. today in the Jones-Eden Funeral Home in Washington with the Rev. Dennis Fox officiating. Burial will be in Elm Grove Cemetery. A memorial fund has been established.      Mrs. Wolfe was born Jan. 17, 1914 in

Neomi Jane (Robinson) Schaefer, of Fairfield, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2006 at the Parkview Care Center, Fairfield, Iowa. She had been a resident at Parkview since September, 2006 following a stroke. On May 2, 1974 Neomi had a falll while riding her bicycle. After surviving a life threatening brain surgery, she never gave up and continued to work and enjoy life.      A celebration of life service

James C. Custer, 85, of Washington, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2006, at the Washington County Hospital following declining health for the past year.      Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, at St. James Catholic Church in Washington, with the Rev. Ed O'Melia officiating. Burial will take place in Elm Grove Cemetery in Washington. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Wednesday at Jones-Eden Funeral Home,

HARRISONBURG, Va. - Mary Taylor McConnell, 46, a resident of Harrisonburg, Va., died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006 in Rockingham Memorial Hospital.      A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6 in Halcyon House Day Lounge, Washington. There will be no visitation. Lindsey Funeral Home in Harrisonburg is handling the arrangements.      Mrs. McConnell was born June 21, 1960 in Des Moines, the daughter of

Edna Lavonne Manley, 70, of Fairfield, died Friday, Dec. 1, 2006, at Jefferson County Hospital.      The funeral is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Behner Funeral Home. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.      Visitation, with family present, will be 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.      The family requests memorials be made to the Edna Manley family. Cards and memorials may be sent to 3206 W.

Dorothy E. Henderson, 77, of Fairfield, died from cancer Friday evening, Dec. 1, 2006, at Parkview Care Center in Fairfield.      A funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Fairfield, with the Rev. Mike Metz officiating. Interment will be at Evergreen Cemetery in Fairfield.      Visitation will be from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Raymond Funeral Home in Fairfield.      Memorials may be made

John Theodore Kozak, 91, of Conrad, and formerly of Riceville, died on Friday, Dec. 1, at Oak View Nursing Home in Conrad.Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 8, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Riceville, with the Rev. Ray Atwood officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery in Riceville. Friends may call at the Lindstrom Funeral Home on Thursday between 4-7 p.m., with